Roughneck
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A
Born to be a roughneck I'll
E
Never amount to nothin'
E B7 E
Pullin' case and layin' pipe is hard labor
E
Well I was born in a boomer shack
E
Bout a half mile from town
E
Papa was a driller on a wildcat crew
F# B7
And my mama never was around
E
I learn to cuss when I was two
E
And fight when I was three
E
And by the time I was five there was
B7 E
No kid alive could ever get the best of me
A
Born to be a roughneck I'll
E
Never amount to nothin'
E B7 E
Pullin' case and layin' pipe is hard labor
E
Well I started workin' like a regular
E
Man when I was just about knee high
E
Skinning the knuckles with my two bare
F# B7
Hands but they never heard me cry
E
I remember walkin' down the road
E
And hearin' somebody say
E
He was born to live a rougneck's life
B7 E
And he's never gonna change his ways
A
Born to be a roughneck I'll
E
Never amount to nothin'
E B7 E
Pullin' case and layin' pipe is hard labor
A
Born to be a roughneck I'll
E
Never amount to nothin'
E B7 E
Pullin' case and layin' pipe is hard labor
How to play Roughneck
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.